CVE-2023-52938

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Mar 27, 2025

Updated: Apr 15, 2025

CWE ID 476

Summary

CVE-2023-52938 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's USB Type-C UCSI driver. This issue results in a null pointer dereference, which occurs when the driver attempts to resume ports that have not yet been registered. This can lead to system crashes and potential security vulnerabilities. The vulnerability has been resolved by preventing the driver from attempting to resume ports prematurely.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/x8R7Dw
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52938
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52938

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